Insecure Default Variable Initialization in Ghost - CVE-2022-47194
Published: January 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71370
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47194
CWE-ID: CWE-453
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Ghost Foundation
Affected software:
Ghost
Ghost
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an insecure default variable initialization in the twitter field. A remote user can inject arbitrary Javascript in posts, leading to privilege escalation to administrator via stored XSS vulnerability in the twitter field.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-47194
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..